Review of Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life
Posted: 22 May 2022, 13:20
[Following is a volunteer review of "Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life" by Lewis Kempfer.]
Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Having a Bad Life, by Lewis Kampfer. Begins with an introduction from the narrator. He says that although had done many jobs he had always been a historian and archivist. His brother's suicide in 2014 prompted him to write a book that he claims to be neither a memo nor an autobiography but a story of his life. His target audience while in Denver 2019 was the LGBTQ community, however, he later reconsidered and branded it to be a Christian book just because it is a story of hope and gods grace. He however decided not to limit it to the parameter of Christian books.
Lewis woke up from what seemed to be a near-death experience. Not only was the narrator gay, but he was also an addict to both anonymous sex and crystal meth. As a form of punishment he wanted to show the world that he hated himself so, he got a mean-looking man, a tattooed Mexican who tied him down and roughed him up. This man forced him to drink a tall glass of diet coke mixed with insane amounts of GHB. Drifting between moments of consciousness and subconsciousness, he found himself pleading with the God that he had always been running away from, not to let him die in that state, not naked, he pleaded.
Growing up as an only child he was always lonely, so he quickly grew fond of a boy next door by the name of Mike. Lewis loved Mike, and he especially loved to touch him of course not in a sexual way. One time out of the blue he was no longer allowed to hang out with Mike he was so devastated and confused. The author records thoughts of his feeling at that moment to be of hollow emptiness. This was the first time he ever felt depressed.
What I liked about this book is the author’s attempt at honesty and in totality for that matter. I felt that he tried to be as honest as he could even though some things in the book are not easy to admit especially to the world and all at once. I admire the author’s brevity in coming out to the world as a gay man. Despite us living in the 21st century not a lot of things have changed. Amongst them the repugnant stench of homophobia.
I have nothing negative to say about the book. It was insightful, helpful and thought-provoking all at once. I spotted very minimal grammatical errors and I believe the book was professionally edited just not thoroughly.
I would like to give this book 3 out of 4 Rating because I really enjoyed the authors humor. Some parts of the book were really dark and emotional, but he somehow managed to make light of the moments. This book was many things, but boring wasn't one of them. I recommend this book to all addicts or someone struggling with depression and childhood trauma. Also, not to seem discriminative in any way I believe members of the LGBTQ community would relate with the author.
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Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life
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Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Having a Bad Life, by Lewis Kampfer. Begins with an introduction from the narrator. He says that although had done many jobs he had always been a historian and archivist. His brother's suicide in 2014 prompted him to write a book that he claims to be neither a memo nor an autobiography but a story of his life. His target audience while in Denver 2019 was the LGBTQ community, however, he later reconsidered and branded it to be a Christian book just because it is a story of hope and gods grace. He however decided not to limit it to the parameter of Christian books.
Lewis woke up from what seemed to be a near-death experience. Not only was the narrator gay, but he was also an addict to both anonymous sex and crystal meth. As a form of punishment he wanted to show the world that he hated himself so, he got a mean-looking man, a tattooed Mexican who tied him down and roughed him up. This man forced him to drink a tall glass of diet coke mixed with insane amounts of GHB. Drifting between moments of consciousness and subconsciousness, he found himself pleading with the God that he had always been running away from, not to let him die in that state, not naked, he pleaded.
Growing up as an only child he was always lonely, so he quickly grew fond of a boy next door by the name of Mike. Lewis loved Mike, and he especially loved to touch him of course not in a sexual way. One time out of the blue he was no longer allowed to hang out with Mike he was so devastated and confused. The author records thoughts of his feeling at that moment to be of hollow emptiness. This was the first time he ever felt depressed.
What I liked about this book is the author’s attempt at honesty and in totality for that matter. I felt that he tried to be as honest as he could even though some things in the book are not easy to admit especially to the world and all at once. I admire the author’s brevity in coming out to the world as a gay man. Despite us living in the 21st century not a lot of things have changed. Amongst them the repugnant stench of homophobia.
I have nothing negative to say about the book. It was insightful, helpful and thought-provoking all at once. I spotted very minimal grammatical errors and I believe the book was professionally edited just not thoroughly.
I would like to give this book 3 out of 4 Rating because I really enjoyed the authors humor. Some parts of the book were really dark and emotional, but he somehow managed to make light of the moments. This book was many things, but boring wasn't one of them. I recommend this book to all addicts or someone struggling with depression and childhood trauma. Also, not to seem discriminative in any way I believe members of the LGBTQ community would relate with the author.
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Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes